PCN Phlebotomist

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	16 Gorffennaf 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Negotiable
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	11 Awst 2025
Lleoliad:	Ixworth, IP31 2HD
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	A0415-25-0004

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JOB DETAILS Job Title: PCN Phlebotomist Location: Ixworth Surgery Accountable to: Senior Management Reports to: Lead Practice Nurse Working hours: Part Time (24 Hours) JOB SUMMARY Ixworth Surgery, together with three other practices, Woolpit Health Centre, Botesdale Health Centre and Stanton Surgery, form the Blackbourne Primary Care Network. The practices within Blackbourne PCN are located in West Suffolk, close by to Bury St Edmunds, and provide care for patients in rural communities. Ixworth Surgery, as part of Blackbourne PCN, are seeking a reliable and professional Phlebotomist to join our primary care team. The successful candidate will work under the direction of the Lead Practice Nurse and within a friendly, caring multidisciplinary team. The post-holder will be responsible for performing venepuncture on patients as requested by the clinical team, ensuring that high quality blood samples are collected, labelled, and handled in line with clinical guidelines. In addition to phlebotomy duties, they will support the nursing team as needed and within the scope of their practice, contributing to the smooth and efficient delivery of patient care within the surgery. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: The following are the core responsibilities of the PCN Phlebotomist. Obtain informed patient consent prior to collecting blood samples, ensuring understanding and cooperation. Carry out venepuncture and skin puncture procedures to obtain blood samples. Ensure all specimens are correctly identified and accurately labelled. Prepare and process samples for laboratory analysis in accordance with practice protocols. Maintain clear and up-to-date patient records and documentation. Comply with infection prevention and control measures, as well as health and safety standards. Deliver compassionate and reassuring care, addressing patient concerns and ensuring comfort during procedures. Work collaboratively with clinical colleagues to support patient assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing care. Support and participate in the delivery of health promotion and wellbeing initiatives, including opportunistic interventions. Maintain a clean, tidy, and well-organised working environment to ensure efficiency and safety. This list in not exhaustive and is subject to change depending on clinical priorities. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels. Other Responsibilities: Act as a chaperone when required, ensuring patient dignity, safety, and comfort. Participate in surgery and PCN initiatives aimed at enhancing service delivery and improving patient care. Support and take part in shared learning activities within the practice to contribute to continuous improvement and team development. Contribute to practice audits as directed, supporting quality assurance and service improvement efforts. Assist with the monitoring and ordering of stock related to phlebotomy supplies and equipment. Escalate any concerns about a patients condition or wellbeing to a clinician promptly. Security It is the responsibility of all employees to work within the security policies and procedures of the practices they work at to protect the patients, staff and visitors. This duty applies to the specific work area of the individual and the practice in general. Data Protection This post has a confidential aspect. If you are required to obtain, process and/or use information held on a computer or word processor you should do 'It in a fair and lawful way. You should hold data only for the specific registered purpose and not use or disclose it in any way incompatible with such a purpose and ought to disclose data only to authorised persons or organisations as instructed. Breaches of confidence in relation to data will result in disciplinary action which may involve dismissal. Confidentiality: In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately In the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the Practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the Practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the Practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data Equality, Diversion and Inclusion The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with Practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Health & Safety: The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to Practice guidelines Wearing of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards Reporting potential risks identified Personal/Professional Development: The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the Practice as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual appraisal, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work Quality: The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients' needs Effectively manage own time, workload and resources Communication: The post-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members Communicate effectively with patients and carers Recognize peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly Contribution to the Implementation of Services: The post-holder will: Apply Practice policies, standards and guidance Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work Participate in audit where appropriate Working within your professional code of conduct (GPhC) Disclosure and Barring Service Check Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.